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🛠️ A rim or edge 🛠️ To add a rim
to flange

to flange

1 8.2
To make a flat edge on something so it can join another part
  • verb
  • /flændʒ/
  • Specialized
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  • Again, the sensor was held rigidly by the bracket while a steel disc was flanged to the other side.
  • flanged connections
  • flanged end
  • flanged head

Examples

  • A universal flanged design enables direct mounting.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Most manufacturers place them in a single cast bronze or brass housing that is made with flanged connections.

    Academic text (2003)

  • A steel bolt was passed upward through the ankle-block, and its head was flanged for stability.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The non-intrusive Ultra Mag Electromagnetic Flowmeter comes with a flanged end tube design to permit use in water, wastewater, sludge, and slurry applications.

    Academic text (1998)

  • To ensure a tight seal, the technician flanged the edge of the metal plate before installation.

  • She flanged the pipes to create a stronger connection for the plumbing system.

  • The engineer flanged the component carefully to align it with the rest of the assembly.

Synonyms

to rim
vsto flange
1 4.1

To put an edge or band around something for decoration

adds a projecting edge mainly for strength, attachment, or precise alignment

Compounds

flange type
  • Specialized
8.2

A design of a flat ring used to join pipes or machine parts

How Secure

to weld
  • Specialized
29 4.6
bolt
  • Specialized
42 3.8
to flange
  • Specialized
1 8.2
to fit
761 1.0

Surface Forms

flange infinitive
flanged past
flanged past participle
flanging present participle
flanges third person singular

Etymology

Flange as a verb comes from the same root meaning 'side', like flank, and it simply means to add a rim that sticks out. So to flange a pipe is to make or fit that rim so the pipe can be held or joined to another part.